Stenopterygiidae

Stenopterygiidae
Temporal range:
Early Jurassic, 183–179 Ma
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Possible Middle Jurassic record
Stenopterygius quadriscissus fossil preserving soft tissue envelope
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Ichthyosauria
Clade: †Baracromia
Family: †Stenopterygiidae
Jaekel, 1904
Genera

Stenopterygiidae are a family of the Ichthyosauria, a group of extinct marine reptiles that superficially resemble fish. They are distinguished from other ichthyosaurs by the arrangement of the flipper bones and by the broad attachment of the fins to the body.

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